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In the News

Why We’re Teaching Urban Planning Students To Write Poetry
Andrew Zitcer, PhD, an associate professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, co-authored a Dec. 15 column in Next City about a side-by-side class where Drexel students and local community members write poetry as a way of developing skills they will use in civic engagement and community work.
Nothingness and Fullness
Michael Vogeley, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 14 Economic Times article discussing a cosmic void detector that employs AI to wade through galaxy data.
Drexel After-School Program Combines Dance, Science and Coding for a Creative, Integrated Approach to Learning
Valerie Ifill, an assistant professor, and Raja Schaar, an associate professor, both in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and Ayana Allen-Handy, PhD, a professor in the School of Education, were quoted and Michelle Rogers, PhD, a professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, was mentioned in a Dec. 11 WHYY story about Drexel’s Black Girls STEAMing Through Dance after-school program.
You Might Already Be Living In a 'Sponge City'
Franco Montalto, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a Dec. 10 Dwell story about “sponge cities” and green infrastructure for stormwater management.

Our Faculty Experts

Drexel University faculty provide expertise, analysis and commentary on a wide variety of news and research topics. Please contact Media Relations for more information and follow us on Twitter to get a first look.

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD

buildings, civil engineering, engineering

Aghayere studies structural systems and why they fail. He has written extensively about wood, concrete and steel construction and structural failure analysis. And commented in media stories about building collapses, the degradation and testing of infrastructure and the built environment.

 

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD

Criminology & Justice Studies
D'Ovidio researches the intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system. He directs Drexel's research program in computer crime and digital forensics. In the past, he has worked with the New York City Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department on research projects involving computer crime. His work with the law enforcement community also includes training investigators on techniques to trace Internet communication and seize electronic evidence and cell phones.

Girija Kaimal, EdD

creative arts therapies
Kaimal’s research focuses on understanding the way that creative self-expression affects human emotions and other brain processes. Her work particularly focuses on the ways people's experiences influence what they create, and how art-making can be used to reduce stress and stress-related issues.

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